Pad calendar



Sepf. 23, 1930. CLARK 5 PAD CALENDAR Filed March 24, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY t e S 9 21 l g 1,776,549

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Kn I'rH'cnARK, or RIDGEWOOD, NEWJERSEY i v 1i 'PAD GALENDAR '1 Applicationfiled March124, 192s; seriai no; tassel;

V v l My invention relates more particularly to a Figure 3 is aisectional View taken on the padc'a'lendars although it' is not necessarily '1ine3 3 of Figure 1, a I 1 limited to this particular type of product. I Figure 4 is a View similar to Figure 3,

"jPad calendars usually consist of a number showing the pad holding means or screws g5 of" sheets of paper stacked upon each other, slackedoff to permit the completerernoval of i jmarkedwith the 'day, month and year, there the sheets, and p v i i a beingone sheet for each day of the year ar- Figure 5 shows details of various parts. '.range-d'inchronological order to serve as a The pad calendar comprises principally f l calendanfwith s ac on each sheet for writthe base or platen 1' adapted to be supported 0ing,.lf Thesheets 'are 'usua'lly clamped to a in aninclinedposition in relation tothe tabaseorplatenwhich is heldin an inclined ble 'top' desk or other means 2 on which the U -"piositiio'nand the'fisheets'are adapted to be calendar is placed; andin addition there is torn 'fiffrom' day to day, so that the current alstack of sheets?) of papei niounted upon anew-r11 ibef-disp'laye d"onithe' topmost sheet. and supported by the base orplaten l.- It v f. Inthepresent device l -provide means; such will be understood-that these sheets may be tearingplate against"which the "sheets simplyblanks in which case the device will inaybeztornfas'theyarelremovedfromthe serve as a writing tablet, or they'inay be stack; but I also provide 'for'Ylo'osening-the printed with consecutive dates representing pressure upon the stack so that sheets may the days of the year with the major portion .be entirely' remove'd from the device, if de- 0f the sheet left blank for writing memosired; When the sheets are severedagainst randa. a the tearing plate the stubs of the sheets are There-is a tearing plate lextending across i tain d when nany sheets h v b n the 'upper, fixed end ofthe stack otsheets V f torn ofi these stubs prevent the co-operation andthe frontedge 5 of this plate is adapted f the {b rin plate, so "that th h t do to serve as a tearing edge forthe sheets when tzt moothly; It [is desirable,- at least the latter are individually movedupwardly aft'eninanfy sheets have been torn from the and drawn against the edge for tearing. It

if pad, 1 ithejentif sh et, includin the isconnnon to use tearing plates for this purst bs;andt hav th emjg for h ldi g th pose and I do not claim the same, per se, as F19 "stack ifollow downto accord with the de-. my invention. There are shown two screws creasedheightofithestack, and Iprovidean 6 which extend through apertures in the varraugment for1;11is='ptu-pose 'in ,the"present tea g p a e e r ws having heads 7 int'nfib Vhfl"suppbrfing lgs for holdadapted to engage the top surface of the ing' one end of'the "bas'e'f or'pla ten elevated tearing plate and these screws may be ina- 35 abov d -d l f -131 ld; I h p o; nipulate'd by gripping the heads with the videfl bifi io wlfi'cht n'l p r it fingers or with a screw driver or other i11 itherfisecofthe featumsabovgmentioned, but strument. The shanks of the screws pass permitstheslegs' bfOIrShipping through apertures 1n all of the sheets of the pjuflw d t6b dfly sembled for useii stack and the lower ends ot these screws are 0 Theselegsendthepartsjassociated withthem' -st e mo 3 1 3 M member 9 I ew Memes ia;-firstassistRita ti gf g g g lnot'i'wllthstaindlng tached to the base is composed of two secq; 1 g fi h. tlons threaded one lnto the other. The one 45 wm m O I s P wdvlnch is shown as the upper section 8 in the 9 Y rawin OOIIlDIiSQS a flat head 9 which is l a rle r ev f; a: P calendar adapted to prr ass against theupper surface of m Q iY iY'm f 1 the basel'iand this'member hasatub-ular Or- Eigu-re Q is; -atsi de elevation thereoflfully tion- 10 prbvided with an'internally threeided borellinto which the shank of the screw 6 engages.

into an aperture 17 in thebase 1; The section's ofthe attachingmember are assembled from the top and bottom of the base, the tubular portions 10, 16 being inserted in a suitv v I 1' V able aperture 1! 1n the base and theexternal;

thread 12' of the member 8 isscrewedinto the internal thread 13 of the member 14 until themember 8 .d'uced endEZl on the leg provided withian' exfl -te'rnal threadfZQ 'which is, adapted to be screwed into the internalthreadwl oi the ment and as will be'noted that the tubular extenslon 10 oi r the heads 9, 15 of the members are clamped 7 tightly agamst the upper and lower suri'aces of the base member 1.

These attaching memlong as the device isin use. It

projects only partly through the internally threaded aperture of the member-14.; I x V The leg member 19 is shown as axhollow tube with a closed bottom'end, ,thebore 20 serving to 'allowrthe clamping screw 6 to movedownwardlythere n. vThere s a re t I member 14 until the shoulder- 23 of the'leg the device may be packed in WVhen the calendar is to be set up'tor threadedportions 21 ot the legs are screwed partway into thethreads 13 of the member then serve to support the It the holding screws VVith the present 'ure 4, without "tightlyengages the'head15; 7 vlVhenthe device is to bepacked tor sh pihent, theleg members 19 are detached by unscrewing them from the members 14 so {that The base,the stack of sheets, andthe tearing plate,

grip the base member 1 andthescrews 6 are held by these members and the screws in turn hold the stack and tearing plate in assembled condition. It maybe stated that the screw attaching members'andlegs at opp'oslte sldes or the calendaroareduplicates of each other. use the 14 and'the legs calendar in the position shown in Figure 2. 6 are screwed down tight-they press the tearing plate 4 tightly upon the stack 3 and while this condition exists the sheets can be removed only by tearing them againstthe "front edge 5 of the tearing Asthe stubs of the sheets, thatis,'the.

plate.

I portions covered bythetearmg plate, remain on the stack as the sheets are torn inthis man her, it is difficult to tear the sheets neatly atter a number of'sheets have been torn 0a, andthe stubsleft under'the tearing plate, and the device becomes unsightly and clumsy-looking; devlce, however the screws 6 may be sla'clred otislightly as shown in Fig- 'follow the tearing plate, "in which case the shanks off'the screws'will extend below the beers remain inthis conditionlduring ship-.

flat condition.

however, remain completely assembled because the attaching members 8, 14 tightly,

disturbing the assembly of the parts, and it is then possible to'remove the sheets by pulling them endwise, so thatthey tear away'trom the shanks of the screws. in

this case, the entire sheet may beremoved, so 7 that no st'ubis left. "The screws 6 may or may not be turned down snug again onto the tearing plate after the sheet has been removed. However, after many;v sheets have. been removed from the stack,.1t is desirableto turn down the screws 6 so that the heads 7 w1ll attaching insane and. project into the bore 3 20 of the respective legs. The screws may be turned downfto accord withfthe decrease in the thickness of the. stack,suntrl sjubstan:

the screws '6, may be removedy and likewise. the tearing plate 4 and'a new stack ofper'fo-fl rated sheetsmaybe placed on the baseand the screwsfi and the tearing plate then be applied to thenew stack. fFromthe above, it w ill ;be apparent that theattaching means may be assembledito remain a permanent part out the base; that the screwsfi permit the plate v a 4, toflob'e used a tearing plateif desired, or

itiailly all of the sheetshavebeen removed, When the-stack of sheets has been consumed, e T i hey r m l P sur (f m t sstaokto e released,- .so thatthe-sheetsmayib'e completely torn away endwisea-nd leave no stubs, f'lhe pa ts. am a e atta ingmemh r ea;

all be shippedin assembled conditionfwheresembling "or v ,disa rranging the remaining deviceisset upforuse.

el laving described my inventionyjwhat ClitllILlS! r 1 A device -t efclass C escribed includ 1- inga stackof sheets havingcpertorations, a

' ofsheets and tearing plateareconcerned, may 7 as :thelegs may be detachedwithoutdisas- V V .100 parts,and may'b'eh read ly applied when the base therefor, a clamping device, secured a through and; to said base and comprising members havinggheads for, engaging oppositesurfaces of said base and also tubular aiio H portions'extendinginto said base, said tubu' lar portlonsofsaid clampingmembershaw 1' togethenoneof said clamping-members also ing; one an internal andtheother an external threa'dto permitsaid members to be screwed having a threaded boreyand'athreaded mem} 7 her 'passing'through the perforations of the sheets and engaging insaid threaded bore. L 2. A device of the class described compris ing stack of perforated'sheet'sya base therefor, a clamping devicelfor said base comprising co-operating members having. portions for engaging against opposite faces of sa1dbase5 one of'said clamping members v having a tubular portion provided with an I external thread and a threaded bore the other" clamping member "having I a tubular portion having an internal threadinto'which said; external threaded-tubular lportionjof' said first member is adapted to screw, a de- I tachable' leg for supporting a portion of said base and having a threaded portion also screwing into said internal thread of said second mentioned clamping member, and a threaded member passing through said stack 3f sheets and screwing into said threaded ore.

3. A device of the class described comprising a stack of perforated sheets, a base therefor, a clamping "device for said base comprising co-operating members having portions for engaging against'opposite faces of said base, one of said clamping members having a tubular portion provided with an external thread, vand a threaded bore, the other clamping member having a tubular portion having an internal thread into which said externally threaded tubular portion of said firstmember is adapted to screw, a detachable leg for supporting aportion' of c said base and having a threaded portion also second mentioned clamping member, and a v I screwing into said internal thread of said threaded member passing through said stack of sheets and screwing into said threaded bore,.said leg having a bore to receive a por- 'tion of said member which passes through ew York, the 9th day said stack.

' Signed fat" the city,

of March, 1928. KEITH CLARK.

county and State of 

